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House of Representatives

In the 2012 draft for a new Constitution of Egypt, the People's Assembly is called "House of Representatives".


Arnulfo Fuentebella

After then Speaker Manny Villar passed the President Joseph Estrada's Articles of Impeachment to the Senate, Fuentebella was elected Speaker after Estrada's allies in the House of Representatives motioned to make all positions in the House vacant; Fuentebella won the nomination.

Bei Kai Viti

The party was formed by residents and some chiefs of Ba Province to contest the 1999 elections, but failed to win any seats in the House of Representatives.

Chip Reid

Reid began covering the Senate and the House of Representatives for NBC News in the fall of 2004; and, he served as a political coverage anchor for MSNBC, as well as a reporter for all the major NBC News broadcasts.

Christine Wallace

Christine Wallace's early interest in politics began when appointed a staffer in the office of Peter Shack MP, a Liberal member of the House of Representatives.

Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999

When introducing an earlier version of the bill in the House of Representatives, Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) stated that widespread use of the Internet and the advent of high-capacity storage media like the DVD had the potential to worsen the problem of disregard for copyright, so increased penalties were needed to more strongly deter infringement.

Earl C. Michener

In 1926, he was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives to conduct the impeachment proceedings against George W. English, judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois.

Early 1980s recession in the United States

As a result, during the 1982 midterm elections, Republican gains made in the House of Representatives during the 1980 election were reversed.

Eben Alexander

Eben Alexander's father, Ebenezer Alexander, was a prominent judge in Tennessee, and his grandfather, Adam Rankin Alexander, was the founder of Alexandria, Tennessee and a member of the House of Representatives from 1823 to 1827.

Eleni Mavrou

In 2001 she was elected in Nicosia to be among AKEL’s members of the House of Representatives, and was re-elected to the same position in 2006.

Elizabeth Kee

After her husband's death, she was elected as a Democrat in a special election to succeed her husband in the United States House of Representatives serving the Fifth Congressional District of West Virginia in the 82nd through the 88th U.S. Congress.

Enumerated powers

At the beginning of the 105th Congress, the House of Representatives incorporated the substantive requirement of the Enumerated Powers Act into the House rules.

Golden Gate National Recreation Area

The bill passed in the Senate, but did not pass the House of Representatives.

Hubbardston, Massachusetts

It was named for Thomas Hubbard, a prominent Bostonian who served several years as the Massachusetts Speaker of the House of Representatives and was the treasurer of Harvard College for 17 years.

Initiative

The Ludlow Amendment, introduced several times to the House of Representatives by Louis Ludlow of Indiana between 1935 and 1940 during an era of heightened isolationist tendencies, proposed an amendment to the Constitution that would require a national referendum to declare war, except in the case of invasion and attack.

James T. Molloy

Molloy was the last Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives.

Joel Turrill

Turrill was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses in the House of Representatives from March 4, 1833 to March 3, 1837.

John Korsmo

In 1992, Korsmo ran as a Republican to represent North Dakota in the House of Representatives, but lost the elections to Earl Pomeroy by a 57% to 39% margin.

Kiyoshi Ueda

A native of Fukuoka, Fukuoka and graduate of Hosei University, he had served in the House of Representatives since 1993 before elected governor.

Los Angeles City Council District 15

The seat was vacant in 2011, Janice Hahn, the holder at the time, having been elected to the House of Representatives.

Manabu Horii

In the 2012 general election of the House of Representatives, he stands as LDP candidate in Hokkaidō 9th district seeking to succeed retiring Democrat Yukio Hatoyama.

Masaharu Nakagawa

Masaharu Nakagawa (House of Representatives), member of the Japanese House of Representatives and Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in the cabinet of prime minister Yoshihiko Noda

Members of the Australian Capital Territory Advisory Council

1 Lewis Nott (Independent) resigned in December 1949 to run for the House of Representatives at the federal election.

Mohammad Salman Hamdani

On March 10, 2011, Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison, in his testimony before the House of Representatives’ Committee on Homeland Security for its hearing on “The Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and That Community’s Response”, cited Mr. Hamdani as being falsely accused of being involved in the WTC attacks only because he was a Muslim.

Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation

The Foundation was established by the Congress in 1992 to honor Morris Udall’s thirty years of service in the House of Representatives.

Murder of Louis Allen

On September 25, 1961, Louis Allen witnessed the murder of Herbert Lee, a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, by E.H. Hurst, a pro-segregation legislator in Mississippi's House of Representatives.

Oncology Nursing Society

With Representative Steve Israel as the bill sponsor, ONS reintroduced the Assuring and Improving Cancer Treatment Education and Cancer Symptom Act (H.R. 1661) to the House of Representatives in 2013.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 1

The 1st District of an electoral district of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and is currently represented by Democrat Pat Harkins.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 3

The 3rd District an electoral district for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives that is represented by Democrat John Hornaman.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 6

The 6th District is an electoral district for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and is currently represented by Republican Brad Roae.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 9

The 9th District is an electoral district for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and is currently represented by Democrat Chris Sainato.

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins

One of her first initiatives after taking over Green For All was to build a coalition of "a broad range of groups — many of whom are not known for their engagement in climate and energy issues." This coalition came together to advocate for equity-based amendments to the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES) — the climate bill in the House of Representatives.

Pieter Menten

His chief defense lawyer was Rad Kortenhorst, President of the Dutch House of Representatives.

Puerto Rican status referendum, 2012

Jenniffer González, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, also supported the bill.

Recess appointment

Over what would have traditionally been the 2011–2012 winter recess of the 112th Congress, the House of Representatives did not assent to recess, specifically to block Richard Cordray's appointment as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Renato Corona

On December 12, 2011, 188 of the 285 members of the House of Representatives signed an impeachment complaint against Corona.

River Raisin National Battlefield Park

The first step toward promotion to the national level was the River Raisin National Battlefield Act (H.R. 401.IH), which was passed by the House of Representatives of the 111th Congress on January 9, 2009.

Shusei Tanaka

He was first elected to the House of Representatives in the 1972 general election and represented the Nagano Prefecture first district.

Steve Dargavel

Dargavel won a by-election in 1997 as the Australian Labor Party candidate for the House of Representatives seat of Fraser following the resignation of John Langmore to take up a position in the United Nations.

Takahiro Yokomichi

After the victory of 2009 elections, then-DPJ President Yukio Hatoyama named him as the next house speaker of the House of Representatives.

Taro Yamamoto

He attempted to run for a seat in the House of Representatives during the 2012 general election, but did not succeed, winning only 25% of the votes representing for the Tokyo 8th district.

Tetsuya Shiokawa

Tetsuya Shiokawa (塩川鉄也 Shiokawa Tetsuya) is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for the Japanese Communist Party.

United States Commission on Ocean Policy

Per the Act, the House of Representatives and Senate Majority each nominated eight people, and the President appointed four from each list.

United States House of Representatives election in Delaware, 1792

An election to the House of Representatives for the Third Congress was held for Delaware's single seat on October 2, 1792.

United States House Select Committee on Government Contracts

On July 8, 1861, the House of Representatives appointed a committee to summon witnesses and take testimony, on the matter.

Vermont House of Representative districts, 2002–12

Vermont's state House of Representatives consists of 150 members elected from 108 single or two-member districts as provided for in the redistricting and reapportionment plan developed by the Vermont General Assembly following the 2000 U.S. Census.

Webloyalty

The Congress' act was considered and passed the by Senate on 30 November 2010, and considered and passed the House of Representatives on 15 December 2010.


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Afro-American Sons and Daughters Hospital

Huddleston's grandson is Mike Espy, a former member of the House of Representatives and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

Aggregate Spend

In March 2008, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon) and Rep. Pete Stark (D-California) introduced a slightly different companion bill in the House of Representatives.

Anfuso

Victor Anfuso (1905 - 1966), Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives

Ben Parker

Ben L. Parker (1913–2003), former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Big Brother México

Congressman Jorge Kahwagi, minority whip of the Mexican Green Party in the Chamber of Deputees (equivalent of the U.S. House of Representatives) of Mexico's Congress, shocked and angered many people in Mexico when he asked to be excused from his post in Congress to be sequestered for months inside the Big Brother House.

Charles F. Howard

In 1994, Charlie Howard ran in the Republican primary for District 26 in the Texas House of Representatives, which is demographically dominated by Sugar Land, against incumbent Republican Jim Tallas, who succeeded Tom DeLay in 1984 after DeLay made a successful run for Congress.

Crédit Mobilier of America scandal

In 1872, the House of Representatives submitted the names of nine politicians to the Senate for investigation: Senators William B. Allison (R-IA), James A. Bayard, Jr. (D-DE), George S. Boutwell (R-MA), Roscoe Conkling (R-NY), James Harlan (R-IA), John Logan (R-IL), James W. Patterson (R-NH), and Henry Wilson (R-MA); and Vice President Schuyler Colfax (R-IN).

Dalip

Dalip Singh Saund (1899–1973), member of the United States House of Representatives

Dell Rapids, South Dakota

William E. Merry, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives

Dennis O'Brien

Dennis M. O'Brien (born 1952), former Speaker, PA House of Representatives, and member, 167th District

Errett

Russell Errett (1817–1891), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania

George Bachrach

In 1998, he again sought the Democratic nomination for the 8th District seat in the United States House of Representatives but finished third in the primary, losing to Mike Capuano, who later won the seat.

Harry Davenport

Harry J. Davenport (1902–1977), Democratic Party member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Harry McGregor

J. Harry McGregor (1896–1958), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio

Hugh Allen

Joseph Hugh Allen (1940–2008), Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives

Jack Hoogendyk

Hoogendyk was first elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2002 representing the 61st district, which includes the cities of Portage and Parchment, and the townships of Alamo, Kalamazoo, Oshtemo, Prairie Ronde and Texas.

Jacob D. Leighty

He served as a member of the State house of representatives from 1886 to 1888, and later was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897).

James B. Weaver

He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1878 on the Greenback ticket and served in the Forty-sixth Congress from 1879 to 1881, but in 1880 was nominated for the presidency instead of re-election to Congress.

James Chase

James Mitchell Chase (1891–1945), a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania

James Hodges

James L. Hodges, (1790–1846), delegate from Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives

Jesse White

Jesse J. White, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

John Haglelgam

Mr. Haglelgam began his sixteen years of service to the people of Micronesia in 1974 when he successfully ran for a seat in the House of Representatives of the Congress of Micronesia.

John J. Fitz Gerald

:For the former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 7th congressional district, see John J. Fitzgerald.

John McDonough

John E. McDonough (born 1953), member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1985–1997

John Westbrook

John Westbrook Hornbeck (1804–1848), Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania

Juneteenth

In 1996 the first legislation to recognize "Juneteenth Independence Day" was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.J. Res. 195, sponsored by Barbara-Rose Collins (D-MI).

Katayama Cabinet

Under the new constitution, the prime minister was no longer selected by the Emperor, but elected by the Diet, "before the conduct of any other business" – and the Socialists pushed for an early vote to prevent the other two major parties from excluding them from a ruling coalition: on May 23, Socialist Tetsu Katayama was elected almost unopposed (420 votes of 426 present in the House of Representatives, 205 of 207 in the House of Councillors) while the coalition negotiations were still in progress.

Micah Naftalin

Before joining UCSJ, he served as an aide to U.S. Congressman Carl Elliott, as Chief Counsel and Deputy Director of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Select Committee on Government Research and as a senior policy analyst with the National Academy of Sciences.

Michael Talbot

Michael Kirk Talbot (born 1969), member of Louisiana House of Representatives

Michelle Schneider

Michelle G. Schneider, former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives

Nathan Gregory Silvermaster

Sonia Steinman Gold, Division of Monetary Research U.S. Treasury Department; U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Interstate Migration; U.S. Bureau of Employment Security

Noriko Furuya

A native of Urawa, Saitama and graduate of Waseda University, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.

Patrick Williams

John Patrick Williams (born 1937), Member of the US House of Representatives from Montana, 1979-1997, generally known as Pat Williams

Phillip Jauregui

Additionally, Jauregui is a past and current participant in the Values Action Team of the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, chaired by Senator Sam Brownback and Congressman Joe Pitts, respectively.

Sam Rappaport

Samuel Rappaport, former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Sarbanes

John Sarbanes (born 1962), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 3rd district and son of Paul Sarbanes

Shigeno

Yasumasa Shigeno, Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for the Social Democratic Party

State Marriage Defense Act

It was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representative Randy Weber, a Texas Republican, on January 9, 2014, who presented it as an attempt to clarify federal government's implementation of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Windsor in June 2013.

Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act

The Act was introduced in the House of Representatives on June 17, 2009, by Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland) and has been cosponsored by 169 of the 257 House Democrats.

Stephen Day

Stephen A. Day (1882–1950), US lawyer and member of the House of Representatives, 1941–1945

Tama Theis

Theis was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in a special election in 2013.

Thomas McGee

Thomas W. McGee (1924–2012), speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Tom A. Yon

Yon was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 1926 election, and was twice reelected, serving from March 4, 1927 to March 3, 1933, in the 70th, 71st, and 72nd Congresses.

Tommy Wright

Thomas D. "Tommy" Wright (born 1956), former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1924

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1924 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1924.

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1974.

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1984

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1984 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 6, 1984.

United States presidential election in Georgia, 1964

During the Concurrent House elections of 1964 in Georgia, Republicans picked up a seat from the Democrats, that being the Third district House seat won by Howard Callaway who became the first Republican to be elected to the House of Representatives from Georgia since Reconstruction.

Wallace State Community College

Lester "Bubba" Carpenter, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives representing the First District of Mississippi

William Nichols

William Flynt Nichols (1918–1988), Democratic member of United States House of Representatives for the state of Alabama